| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 330 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Fluvial lowlands and the environment : cause for concern -- Rivers and landscapes : a drainage basin framework -- Hydrologic and geomorphic processes in fluvial lowlands and deltas -- Dams, rivers, and the environment -- Hydraulic engineering for channel stability and flood control : the sequence of geomorphic adjustment -- Dikes and floodplains : impacts of flood control on lowland rivers -- Flood basins and deltas : subsidence, sediment, and storm surge -- Toward integrated management of lowland rivers -- Lessons learned : future management of fluvial lowlands. |
| Summary |
"Large fluvial lowlands are Earth's most distinctive and productive environments but are being rapidly degraded by human activities. Pressure on large rivers and deltas has increased tremendously over past decades because of flood control, urbanization, and increased dependence for food production This book examines human impacts on lowland rivers and discusses how these changes affect different types of riverine environments and flood processes, and how these "lessons" can be used to more sustainably manage large rivers and deltas. Surveying a global range of large rivers, including the Mekong, Nile, Sacramento, Danube, Huanghe, among others, the book especially examines management of the Rhine River in the Netherlands and the lower Mississippi in Louisiana. A particular focus of the book is on sedimentology and hydraulic engineering, which is described in a straightforward writing style accessible to a broad audience of advanced students, researchers, and practitioners in global environmental change, fluvial geomorphology and sedimentology, and flood and river management"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
Floodplain management.
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River engineering.
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SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Hydrology. |
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Floodplain management. |
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River engineering. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Hudson, Paul F., 1968- Flooding and management of large fluvial lowlands Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, [2021] 9780521768603 (DLC) 2021029710 |
| ISBN |
9781139015738 electronic book |
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1139015737 electronic book |
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9780521768603 hardcover |
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9781009040280 (electronic bk.) |
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1009040286 (electronic bk.) |
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0521768608 |
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